Vitalik Buterin Endorses Trueo as Prediction Market Moves to Ethereum

Trueo says the shift is about Ethereum's integrations and philosophy, not dissatisfaction with Base or its place among competing networks. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has welcomed Trueo’s planned migration from Base to Ethereum mainnet, describing it as a new prediction-market contender focused on decentralization and ethical design. The move puts Trueo’s dispute-resolution system and plans for wider DeFi integration at the center of its pitch as prediction markets face legal scrutiny and competition. Trueo Says Ethereum Fits Its Long-Term Plans In a post on X, Buterin praised the project for being “dedicated to decentralization, and being ethical and not corposlop,” adding that he was glad to see a team trying to do “interesting and meaningful things” with prediction markets. Trueo announced the move on September 21, explaining that it first launched on Base in March 2025. The team described the Layer 2 network as a useful environment for early experimentation, when the Ethereum mainnet gas costs were higher and parts of the application were still experimental. But Trueo now wants to build a platform that is “widely adopted, broadly integrated, fully permissionless, mostly...